While hopeless
Language: English
While hopeless I wander and sigh in despair, Yet, e'en in my anguish some comfort I find; Tho' remov'd, ah! how far from the smiles of the fair! Her mem'ry alone can give ease to my mind. Why then should I pine and give way to my woe? Tho' Fortune at present seems rather to frown; She may smile, and her heart a compassion may know, And thus with success all my wishes may crown.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "While hopeless", Hob. XXXIa no. 104, JHW. XXXII/2 no. 104. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2013-03-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 75